Heroin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhɛɹoʊ.ɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Heroin is a noun meaning A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
Meaning
A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria, classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world.
More Meanings
- Obsolete spelling of heroine.
Example Sentences
Yeah, it does, though, it does. Heroin works basically everywhere because it’s heroin. It’s not a cellphone. Heroin has full coverage.
I saw a real strange, weird object / Standing up talking to the people / And I found out it was heroin / That deadly drug that go in your veins
Fentanyl, which looks like heroin, is a powerful synthetic painkiller that has been laced into heroin but is increasingly being sold by itself — often without the user’s knowledge.
Wow, that heroin is in my blood / And the blood is in my head / Yeah, thank God that I'm good as dead / Ooohhh, thank your God that I'm not aware / And thank God that I just don't care / And I guess I just don't know
Word Forms
- heroins
- heroine
Synonyms for heroin
Depending on context, synonyms include diacetylmorphine, diamorphine, brown, bujj, dope, junk.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scag, shit, horse, smack, junk, h.
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